[ale] [ANNC] ALE-NW InstallFest THIS Thursday, 9/13 @ 6pm

[JD]

In preparation for the ALE-NW InstallFest tomorrow evening, we've created a
System Inventory Sheet.

If you are bringing your PC/laptop to be installed, please ...

1) Defragment the HDD - all Windows partitions - before arriving. Deragmenting
can take many hours, so please do it Wednesday overnight.

2) Download, complete, print and remember to bring the System Inventory Sheet
for every PC being installed.  Get it here:
   http://blog.jdpfu.com/ALE/ALE-InstallFest-Questionnaire.pdf


This year we have a local server with 15+ different Linux ISO files and a few
tools to aid with the installations.

Special thanks to the volunteers. With your help the event will be a huge success!

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow evening!

-jd


On 09/09/2012 06:43 AM, JD wrote:
> The Atlanta Linux Enthusiast Northwest, ALE-NW, group in Marietta will be
> holding a free "Linux Installfest" workshop at SPSU in Marietta, Georgia.
> 
>         This event is open to everyone.
> 
> Learn more details here: http://tomshiro.org/twiki/view/ALE/AleNwInstallFest2012
> 
> 
> When:
>   Thursday, September 13, 2012
>   6:00pm - 9:30pm
> 
> 
> Where:
>   Room J-266 (same room as the August meeting)
>   Atrium Bldg
>   Southern Polytechnic State University
>   Marietta, Georgia.
> 
>   Maps/directions at: http://tomshiro.org/twiki/view/ALE/AleNwInstallFest2012
> 
> 
> 
> More information to follow, however, the three most important things that should
> be performed before attending are:
> 
> 1) Defragment every Windows partition on the hard disk
> 2) Make a complete backup of any data on the hard disk
> 3) Ensure at least 11GB of free storage exists for a desktop installation. More
> is better, of course.
> 
> 
> 
> Each of these items need to be performed prior to the install. Defragmentation
> can require many hours, so doing it the night before is highly recommended.
> Under MS-Windows7, the disk defrag tool can be easily found by typing "defrag"
> into the search box.
> 
> 
> 
> We have some volunteers to help with installations, but can always use more.
> Please come when you can, but a few minutes before 6p would be nice. Help at any
> time is greatly appreciated.  Last year we installed on about 25 systems. This
> year we have a larger room and better infrastructure ready thanks to SPSU.
> 
> 
> 
> If this time or location isn't convenient, GA Tech is having an InstallFest for
> High School students on Saturday, 9/15. More details:
>  https://sites.google.com/site/gtrilinux/home
>